July 21, 2021 - Smlr_net

21 Jul 2021


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*July 21, 2021*
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*Title:*                    Office Culture War Escalates as Workers Balk at
Return Mandates
*Source:*               Bloomberg Law
*Author:*               Erin Mulvaney
*Date:*                   July 19, 2021
*Summary:*          The Covid-19 pandemic’s test of mass telework for
office workers has reached an inflection point as return-to-office mandates
take shape and legal battles loom over employee requests to stay at home.
*Link:*                    https://bit.ly/3rx2PuY
*Title:*                    A Man Failed Workplace Drug Test Days after
N.J. Legalized Weed and was Fired. Now He’s Suing.
*Source:*               NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
*Author:*               Amanda Hoover
*Date:*                   July 20, 2021
*Summary:          *New Jersey’s top court ruled last year that employers
cannot fire medical marijuana patients who use cannabis in their free time.
The new marijuana legalization law will extend these protections to those
21 and older, but whether or not that provision applies to workers now has
been debated.
*Link:*                    https://bit.ly/36St7hu
*Title:*                   As COVID-19 Continues, So Do Troubles for Nurses
*Source:*               NJ Spotlight News
*Author:*               Lilo H. Stainton
*Date:*                   July 21, 2021
*Summary:*          For years, nurses in New Jersey have raised concerns
about workforce shortages and staffing levels they believe put patients and
employees in danger. The coronavirus pandemic exacerbated this situation
and, according to New Jersey nurses unions, the state’s continued
suspension of staffing regulations is further adding to the strain.
*Link:*                    https://bit.ly/3eIpvmO
*Title:*                    Shorter Hours, No Promotions: How the Pandemic
Stalled Some Parents’ Careers
*Source:*               The New York Times
*Author:*               Claire Cain Miller
*Date:*                   July 21, 2021
*Summary:*          The disruption to child care could have long-term
career costs, and the ones likeliest to pay are mothers.
*Link:*                    https://nyti.ms/3rnxkn1
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